Car truck



July 2, 19456. T. v. BUCKWALTER 2,403,045

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Patented Jelly 2, 1946v umrs attains can 'rauen Tracy V. Buckwalter, 1,

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4'll'he Timhen Roller Bearing Company, Cnton,

Unio, a corporation oi' Ohio @riginal application December 29, 1941, Serial No. 424,692, now Patent No. 2,352,162, dated .lune 27, 1944. Divided and this application April 20, 1944, Serial No. 531,849

i claims. (ci. s-ier) The subject matter-hereof is divided out of my copending application .Serial No. 424,692,y filed vand prevent excessive rocking of the car body.

The invention consists in the railway car truck;

and equalizer mounting device and in the combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafterl described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing, which forms Dart of this specification and wherein like symbols refer to like parts wherever they occur,

Fig. l is a plan view of a railway car truck progroups of bolster springs, the lower plate :orming a cap for the lower spring group and the upper plate forming a. seat for the upper spring group.

The truck bolster 5 is provided outwardly of the truck side frames i with upstanding Z-shaped side bearing brackets 22 arranged with their webs vertically and with their lower flanges outstanding and riveted or otherwise rigidly secured iiatwise to the top of the bolster.

The truck is provided with a device for equalizing the load on the bolster springs and for preventing excessive rocking of the car body. As shown in the drawing, this equalizing device com-. prises a rod te that entends .crosswise of the truck alongside of the truck bolster 5 and has its ends journaled in suitable transverse openings or bearvided with a load equalizer embodying my inven- `in the accompanying drawing, my invention is shown embodied in a railway car truck comprising a pair of axle constructions i with wheels 2 fixed ings @da provided therefor in the respective side frames t. Arms t5 are rigidlysecured to the rod de outwardly of the side frames and terminate at their outer ends in inwardly extending lugs 36 that seat in horizontal slideways .3l that extend longitudinally of the truck side frame 'along the outer side faces thereof. The portions of the lugs tt that engage the top d bottom surfaces of the 25 slideways tl are convexly curved so as to permit to the ends thereof, side frames e connecting said adjacent end ofthe truck bolster 5. The truck bolster 5 has each end yieldably supported in the bolster opening l5 of a side frame d for vertical movement relative thereto, preferably by means of two superimposed nests or groups of helical coil springs it and l'i. The springs it of the lower group seat in the pocket or recess provided therefor in the bottom ol the bolster opening, and the springs il ofthe upper group seat in a downwardly and outwardly opening pocket or recess i 9 provided therefor in vthe bolster end. Two spring plates 2t are welded together back to back and A are interpod between the upper and lower `es and supported on the springs therein.

rocking as well as sliding movement of said lugs therein. The horizontal slideways 3l may be formed by the lower portions of the side bearing brackets E2 and angle brackets de riveted to the webs of Ithe brackets 22 above the base flanges thereof.

By the arrangementv described, the levers 35 rigidly secured to the ends of the torsion rod 34 ,iournaled in the truck side frames l are jointly movable in response to an increased load on either side frame and thus serve to equalize the load on. the bolster springs. This torsional device also serves to equalize the rocking loads on the bolster springs and thus reduces the rocking tendency of the car body. The load distributing or equalizing device is strong, durable and inexpensive.

and maybe quickly and easily attached to and removed from the car tr'uck and readily repaired without disturbing the parts thereof.

Obviously, the herelnbefore described truckv l construction admits of considerable modiica'l openings therein, springs in said bolster openings. a bolsterhaving its ends disposed in'said bolster and means mounted on said side frames and cooperating With said bolster for equaiizing the load on the bolster supporting springs of both side frames, said means comprising a rock shaft extending crosswise'of said truck alongside of said bolster from side frame to side frame and openings and supported on the springs therein,

and means mounted on said side frames and cooperating with said bolster for equalizing the load on the bolster supporting springs of both` side frames, said means comprising a rock shaft extending crosswise of said truckalongside of said bolster from side frame to side frame and rotatably supported therein, said bolster having a horii zontal slideway extending crosswise of each end thereof, said rock shaft having'two arms rigid therewith outside of said side frames and each directly supported at its free end in one of said slideways, the free ends of said arms being convexly curved, whereby said ends of said arms are adapted for rocking as well as sliding movement in said slideways.

3. A car truck comprising wheeled axles, side frames connecting said axles and having bolster openings therein, springs in said bolster openings. a bolster having its ends disposed in said bolster openings and supported on the springs therein, side bearing members rigid with said bolster, said side :bearing members having outwardly facing horizontal slideways therein, and a rock shaft extending crosswise of said truck alongside of said bolster from side frame to side frame and rotatably supported therein, said rock shaft having arms rigid therewith each directly supported at its free end in the horizontal slideway of one of said side bearing membersfor sliding movement relative thereto both longitudinally and transversely of said truck.

4. .A car truck comprising wheeled axles, side frames connecting said axles and having bolster openings therein, springs in said bolster openings, a. bolster having its ends disposed in said bolster openings and supported on the springs therein, side bearing members rigid with said bolster, said side bearing members comprising brackets secured to the top of said bolster and forming outwardly facing horizontal slideways disposed cross- `wise of said bolster. and a rock shaft extending crosswise of said truck alongside of said bolster from side frame to side frame and rotatably supported therein adjacent to the top oef the .bolster 

